Thin treble and big bass lets these cans down
For a comfortable, extended listen, try these in-ear 'phones
These Panasonic's are great on paper with an innovative battery pack, but are held back by compressed and tiring sound.
These are sumptuously turned-out headphones, with an ultra-comfortable, closed-back design: you can listen long (and loud) without annoying your ears or others
Another well-built, nicely thought-out addition to the headphone hierachy from Denon.
Klipsch's Custom-1's fail to live up to expectations in just about every way
These Bluetooth wireless headphones from Sony really fail to impress with poor, sibilant sound.
The PXC350s are a cut price version of the PXC450s - the sound drives along nicely and value for money is good, although we prefer the PXC450s for noise canceling ability.
They might be cheap, but these on-ear 'phones aren't cheerful, with a lean performance that quickly wears away at you
No stranger to our Awards pages, these open-backed Grados may look old-fashioned, but they sound fabulous